“Favoritism” or “Favouritism”

Language

Favoritism and favouritism are both English terms.

Usage

Favoritism is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while favouritism is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
favoritism	98	33	47	94	68	37	0	36	30	0	0	0
favouritism	2	67	53	6	32	63	0	64	70	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "favoritism" over "favouritism" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "favouritism" over "favoritism".
• In India, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "favouritism" over "favoritism".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "favoritism" over "favouritism" (94 to 6).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "favoritism" over "favouritism" (68 to 32).
• In Australia, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "favouritism" over "favoritism".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoritism" and "favouritism".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "favouritism" over "favoritism".
• In New Zealand, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "favouritism" over "favoritism".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoritism" and "favouritism".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoritism" and "favouritism".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "favoritism" and "favouritism".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use favoritism or favouritism with sample sentences.

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